Early Christian writings · 21 chapters
Epistle of Barnabas
An interpretation of covenant, sacrifice, fasting and other scriptural themes, ending with the ways of light and darkness. It offers evidence of early Christian approaches to reading Israel's Scriptures.
Place in the traditions
An early Christian work traditionally named for Barnabas; that title does not establish authorship by Paul's companion. Its polemical treatment of Jewish observance should be read in its historical setting.
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J. B. Lightfoot's historic English translation, transcribed by the Christian Classics Ethereal Library from a 1956 reprint and identified there as public domain. Source chapter divisions are retained. The reader numbers successive source paragraphs within each chapter; these locators may differ from section numbers in other editions. Opening greetings appear separately and do not change chapter numbering. Editorial footnotes are omitted; the source remains available for comparison.
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